Plumbing Africa January 2019 | Page 55

53 FEATURES Where possible, the manifold should be centralised to avoid long supply and return lead pipes. there is an alternative solution available in hydronic underfloor heating.” This means that many people have put in electrical underfloor heating for large areas but never use it because it is too expensive to run. When it comes to choosing between hydronic and electrical underfloor heating systems, there are pros and cons to both. Simplified, electrical offers a lower capital investment, but hydronic is much cheaper to run. As such, electrical is preferred for smaller areas, while hydro is good for bigger spaces and especially applications that require heating 24/7. When it comes to smaller applications like a bathroom, which only needs heating for maybe three months of the year, electrical will work out cheaper. January 2019 Volume 25 I Number 1